Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-01


Fhe EaesmaA Csgrenpsnaens ef q.
FeaGBmaesIagencer Sheets ahe
Defamev 81 Bt Rnmsfy.
The PosT-INTKExzoKncxn i . news
payer thai considers WsshinRtoa Ter
n CRY its heid- Il isnot bound 10 any
particular locality. but desires 70 pre-
mote the growth and prosperity Of
every portion Of tbs future 1rs 81 Stats Of
Warrington IN order 10 do this. is
plan is 70 pat representative IN every
town and city Of any proninenee.
within ia borders. IN ordcE 70 give tie
freshest and most reliable nsws from all
sections. AZ start 10 this directiou,
sbslt two monfhs ago Ne sent Mr. W.
J. Joues 60 Port Townsend, and de-
tefmtned 70 aeeare the seKvieea % q
snitskle man &C Tacoma. Knowing ehe
feeifng existing there IN scEne quarters
assinsf Seattle, q great deal Of care was
taken IN making the selection. A nan
residing Ia Tacoma and Identified With
rs Interests vas preferred. and the
POST lETKLLI0EECKR wae sortunafeiy
saceessful IN securing such 8 repseaen-
tstsve IN Mr.. 3. W. Wall, q young man
Who had been connected With tie pres
Of that eitv for three year,, Who vas
thrown Out Of employmsnt By the death
OF the Tacoma Telegram, Of which
be vas she editor. Mr.. Wall
aesepted The position as special cores
poudeBt Of the Posr .IGTKILIaENcER at
that place, and boz veil be has per
formed his daty, our readers are able
10 judge. The reports furnished By
Mr.. Wall have been neWsy and interest
ing and the paper became eagerly
sought after by the good people Of Ia
coma. This state Of affsirs had q ten
denay TO arouse the luminosity aBd H.
feeling 81 the Tacoma Nslus toward our
correspondent, Mr.. Wall, and it set
absut malieiOasly blaokmailinQ, and
pouring out all kinds Of personal abuse
upon him. Mr.. Wall, being q Newspaper
man Of expeFieuee. paid no attention 30
these personal attacks, bat pursued the
even tsaOr Of bis way, performing bis
d1sy, regardless Of what was said Of
him. BeeiRR that Mr.. Wall took no
notice Of this abuse, the editsF Of the
NsSs % far forgot his Rentlemanly in-
stinots aud good breeding OF he ever
had any, on Wednesday evening,
through the columns Of his paper. 10
attack the reputation and good name Of
Mrs. Wall, q lady be did not know, and
whose chastity and honor he had no
right to question.
Smarting under the viIlainous and
eswaEdly assanit made by this black
mailer upon bis wifs's honor, at 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon Mr.. Wall
entered the business Office OF the Nesss
he Was cool and deliberate in manner.
but the slight paleness In his face indi-
Gated that be meant business. He in
quirsd Of one Of the pgoprietoFs II Mr..
HarcOurt, the editor. Was in. He re-
ceived a reply In the Affirmative, when
he opened she door Leading 10 the edi
toFial room, where be found she object
Of his search, who vas sitting at his
desk writing. Mr.. Wall approached
Hsroourt and said: Are you the editor
of the Netcs"
HAEcOurt repiied; ayes, siv; am."
my name is Will," said onF oorFe-
spondeut; "and - you have cowardly
assaulted the honor and good name OF
my wife. / have come here 30 demand
a rstrsctiOn. II that is refused | will
kin ysu. II you refuse TO publicly re
tract What you have said against her
honor. and have any preparations TO
make, you bad better make them, as
Wouid not shoot doc in cold blood"
At this juRcture Mr.. Boiss. the city
editor, who vas seated near by, Jumped
up and started for Wall In hostile aud
threatening manner, and Harcourt did
tue same. a. this Mr.. Wall drew a y
calibfe pistol and fired at HarcOuFt.
The bullet struck just over the heart,
PENETRATING the coat and vest and strik
ing = glaneinR blow uBon the steel lined
pendant OF Hare0urt's necktie, doing
no further Injury.
Immediately after the shot Was fired,
Mr.. Boise apFanR upon Mg. Wall and
grasp a his pistol. Mr.. Mcintyre, the
foreman. ran iato the Off q Gad also
grabbed Mr.. Wall. Durlag the scuffis
which eDsned the pistol Was again dis
charged, the ball striking the right
hand OF Mr.. Boise in the deshy portion
Of the thumb, SCATTERING the thumb
bone and lodging near the base Of the
forthngeF, from where Il vas extracted
by surgeon.
In thu struggle McIntyFe wrestsd the
pistol from Mr.. Wall. seeing that he
was oveTp powered Mr.. Wall attempted
10 leave the room when be WAS attacked
by Berry with a club and knocked
down. Being at suoh disadvantage he
cot up aud started 10 ran down stairs,
followed by bis assailant, who continued
10 beat him over the head with the club.
In froRt Of the Opera House Mr.. Wall
fell from exhaustion aud the effects Of
hia clubbing. bat hiss inhuman assailant
continued to beaG him until stopped By
the crowd. Chief OF Police Mckay sp
psared on the scene and arrested both
Wall and Berry. Wall was placed IN
custody pending . hearing before jus
lice SsnteF, which will take place today.
While a. q rule the Posr-lNTKLLIaES
oEE does not jastify the use of ere arms
Ia the settlement Of grievances, yet, the
mao who would not defend bis wife's
honor IL not the kind Of a man We EN-
piay IN any capacity.